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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-14
Indiana Notes.

The aged step-mother OF the late Capt James
B. Eads resides at La Porte, where she is COM
PEELED to maintain herself by sewing
The preliminary examination of Dennis Noon,
ut Madison, resulted in his acquittal. He was
charged with killing his brother Patrick Noon,
but all the testimony showed that the shooting
was in selfdefense.
Mrs Lavina Brassield, one Of the settlers of
Montgomery county, died on Saturday, at her
home in Charlottesville. She was in her ninety
sixth year. and was the oldest member of the
Christian Church in that place
On Saturday morning, near Mulberry, Ind, a
farmer named Samuel Moore was found beside
the track of the Lake Erie g. Western railway.
He had been run over; one leg was cut off and
the other mashed, and it Is supposed he lay be-
side the track all night. He was speechless
when found
senger train near Marshfeld. Saturday morning
A bag of blasting powder was found in the coal,
where 1t had been placed by some scoundrel: 1t
weighed three pounds, and would have blown
the boiler to pieces and probably killed the engi-
neer and fireman.
An error made in the footings of the apprais-
ers of the stock of Falley & Hoes, shoe dealers,
of Lafayette whose affairs were recently placed
in the hands of receiver, cuts the actual as.
sets from $50 097 81 down to 1923, 097 Blower
half. The error occurred in footing the figures
and carrying them forward.
Mary Baker, of Monon. has not taken a
mouthful of food for 1853 days Nothing keeps
her alive but her strong determination to re-
her death has been hourly expected for three
months Her parents have promised that her
remains shall be spared from the dssecting
knife.
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Steamship News.

QUEENSTOWN, March 13-Arrived: Celtic
from New York for Liverpool
LONDON, March ID Passed the Lizard: La
Bretsgne, from New York for Havre; passed
the Scilly Islands: Maryland, from Baltimore
for London.
New YoaK. March 13-Arrived: La Cham.
payne, from Havre; City of Montreal from Liv-
erpool; Nederland. from Antwerp; Ems, from
Bremen; Umbria, from Liverpool
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SC. Louis GiObe- Democrat.
A contribution of IS to the Charleston earth
quake fund by son of old John Brown is ac-
knowledged by the Mayor of the city in cordial
and grateful half-column letter, whereas Grover
Cleveland gave $50 to the same fund and did not
receive so much as a postal card in reply. John
Brown was never elected President, or even
sheriff. but .his soul goes marching on" all the
same, it will readily be observed.
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A Striking Difference.

Harvard fRInDoOn.
Mrs. Jolly boy-Where on earth have you
been?
Mr.. il cannot tell lie. I've been at M
off1sh.
Mrs. That's where we differ. I can tell a
he-when l hear one Cruel silence during
which something is heard to drop.
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epecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
EI.KHART March 13-William Airsman. a
well-known Elkhart citizen. was drowned in the
Elkhart river by the upsetting of his row-boat,
last night 4 young man who was with him es-
capped. An alarm was given but the body has
not. been recovered. Airsman was prominent in
the G. A. r.
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A Relic of the War of 1912,

Buffalo COmmercsI.
Some wo-kmen employed in excavatng for the
foundation of new building at the foot of Gull
street. Black Rock, yesterday, dug up a large
rusty old cannon. 1t bore the British crest, and
is doubtless a relic of the war of 1912, probably
having lain where it was found ever since the in
vaslon and burning of Buffalo
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Illinois Items.

Austin Hanks, who was shot by Charles
Roberts in a quarrel. Wednesday evening, at
Salem, died at early hour Friday. He
leaves widow and five children.
The last woman executed in Illinois is said to
have been Mrs. Reed, who was publicly hanged
at Lawrenceville in l845 for poisoning her hus-
band. The crime was committed in Crawford
county
A barn containing horses. mules, cattle and
harness, the property Of Nicholas Ellis, who
lives near Lincoln. was burned on Friday. Loss,
81, 900; insured in the Springfield of Massachu-
sets for 81 800.
Father Donohue has been transferred from
Arcola to Charleston. He will not accept the
lieutenantcy in the French army recently ten
dered him by General Boulanger for the discov-
cry OF a valuable explosive.
A young man named Moloney is in the Deca-
tnr Jail, having become demented through reiig-
ious excitement. Regardless of time and place.
he kneels before ladies and men in the streets,
supplicating that they will seek salvation, and
suddenly jumns up to run away IL his life was
in danger He entered number of Decatur
stores and took possession of keys to the doors,
and has been guilty of variety OF strange
deeds. He will be sent to Jacksonville.
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A WON ans Way.

The house was sold "Eut two seats left,
The ticketselle said
She looked at this. she locked at that
In doubt she shook her head.
But two seats left in all the house
From which choice to make;
But two and a half full hours it took
To settle which she'd take.
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BILE produces little muscle, but it helps to count
eract the deleterious effects which would ensue
from using large quantities of meats if some less
highly nutritious substance were not incorpor
sted with them at meals. As general favorlte
article OF food the potato is hardly surpassed by
nroducfinn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-14

ANGosTuRA Btters are the best remedy for
removing indigestion and all diseases originating
from the digestive organs. Beware of counter
feits. Ask your grocer or druggist for the gen.
uins article, manufactured by DR.. j. q. d.
Siegert d Sons.
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Coal-deaer-Where joint
Driver-He stayed up to Mr. Browns
Coai-dealer-Whv earth did he do thats
Doesn't he know we're short-handede
Driver-l suppose he does. SIR but he said he
was weighed in with his load, and he had an
idea he belonged to Mr. Brown
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Two bows finish the top OF the bag From
OF these bows depends small pair of scissors
fastened by two pieces OF ribbon, and Of the
same color as those with which the bag is
trimmed.
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No Further Use for It

Young Man Whispering to jeweler)-That en-
gagement ring bought Of you Yesterday
Jeweler-What's the matter with 1t; didn't it
ft2
Young Man (cau,iouslyl-Sh! It didn't have
a chance. Gimme collar but tons for it.
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Failure in the Hardware Trade.

UTICA, N. Y, March 13.-Wright & Frost
hardware merchants, of Dslhi have made an
assignment after q thirty years business career
Their liabilities are estimated at $50. 000 assets
$4,000.
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TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commits
s;oners of vermion couaty Indiana, having adopted
plans and specifications for the construction of
POOR ASYLUM. on the Poor Farm, in said county,
which plans and specifications file in the Office
elias Prtchard auditor of said county will up to
1887 at said auditors Office in Newport Indiana re-
ceive sealed bids for the construction of said Poor
Asylum. according to said plans and specifications.
Each bid must be accompanied with a bond. condi-
toned according law with penalty at least equal
the bid. The Board the right to reject any
and all bids
BY order Of said Board of Commissioners.
ELIAS PRTTCHARD, Auditor.
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No remedy equals Salvation Oil for the cure
Of bruises, cuts burns. frostbites and chllblains
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Street-Car Passengers Injured by LocOmo-


Maximum temperature. So; minimum tempera-
t,,~a
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Local Observations.

INDIANAPOLIS. March Is.
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Time. Bar lTher Hum Wind Weather RI
6 A. M 3OO5l Al 81 West Clear. 49,
2 p. M 30 IA 35 So invest Fair. -.
P. M. 80 1Sl 80 70 invest Cloudy. 49,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17
SELECT SIFTINGS.

A Spaniard has turned the whole
Bible into poetry, $50, 900 stanzas.
An Ionia Mich man owns tarkey
which has been trained TO draw sled.
Charlemagne at very advanced age
&C luired tn art of writing, an unusual
accomplishment, except among church
men, in those days.
In Germany the microphone is now
used for tracing leaks in water pipes, the
slightest trickling of the water being
made distinctly audible when the apar-
atus is brought nearest.
In the United States every two hun
dredth man takes a college course; in
England, every five hundredth, Scotland
every six hundredth, and in Germany,
every two hundred and thirteenth.
Under a new rule at the United States
penitentiary at McNeiPs Island, Puget
Sound, every convict brought there has
the hair on the right side of his head
shaved off. The other side is un-
touched.
1t would take printer a year and a
halt to put the Scriptures in type at the
rate of 5, 900 ems per day. The quantity
of metal required of nonpareil would be
about 6, 500 pounds, in bourgeois 10, 900
pounds, and in plea 26, 900 pounds.
The carrier-pigeon service in Paris is
now most carefully organized, and the
latest census shows that there are 3. 500
trained birds, which can take dispatches
in and out of the capital in the toughest
weather. Some are tlught to 90 to the
neighboring forts and towns, others to
distant parts of the provinces.
The soil of the Nile delta has proven
to be thicker than was supposed, Dor
ings by Royal Engineers having failed to
reach solid bJttom at a depth of 200
feet. Specimens of the soil have been
sent to London, and an appropriation
has been made for continuing the geo.
logically important borings.
A case is related in EL Siglo Afedico of
a recruit sent from the north of Spain.
After having been in Cuba some months.
he began to suffer from inconsistencies.
and finally fell into cataleptic sleep in
which he remained for fourte n months.
neither speaking nor moving. lie was
fed every six or eight hours with milk.
He was at last aroused by hearing the
music of a dance peculiar to his native
place, and made perfect recovery.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17

Dry fannels as quickly as possible that
they may not shrink.
Borax water will take away that I'M
desirable gloss from coat collar.
Make your cake in an earthen bowl.
Tin should never be used for this purpose.
Oxalic acid "a deadly polson), re-
moves ink stains from the skin when all
else fails.
A small quantity of salts of tartar, dis
solved in water, is a good solution for
cleaning frames.
If one has closet door not needed for
shoe bag, put up one of the same shape
fer strings, cotton, wool etc.
Keep your buster convenient. In
these days of pretty bags about the house
put one to the good use of holding the
soft buster.
Clean jewelry with ammonia and
water. Then rub quite dry with
ohamois skin, or leave the article until
dry in box of jewelers. sawdust.
Marbles and even plaster casts may be
cleaned by spreading starch paste all
over with soft brush. AS the starch
dries and scales off the dirt will come
too.
The little white streaks at the seams,
which are frequent source of annoy
ance with black kid gloves, may be got
rid of by coloring little salad oil with
black ink and applyingi it with feather
1t should be dried quickly outside the
window.
tasteful table cover can be made of
cloth or other goods hemmed on a foun-
dation of cotton cloth, so that the edges
lie about one-eighth of an inch over each
other, and rows of herring bone stitch
worked wide apart and catching into the
other with flosele silk, the whole size,
in two colors, ornamenting the diff
ferent parts of the pattern, arranged in
borders.
Many of the preparations sold for
cleaning silver leave the surface more or
less deadened, thus inpairing its beauty.
The best plan is to rub the silver first
with a mixture of equal parts of pow
dered rouge and silicon. Then wash
thoroughly each piece separately. Then
lay on piece of channels skin some of
the rouge, which comes in blocks, and
single application will leave the silver
with a surface as bright as when new.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17
A FATHMR'S WRATH.
A Merchant Who Cowhided His Son,

In 1924 an old merchant in New York
city started his son who was inclined to
be somewhat dissipated, in business.
When he set him up he said to him !:
CHOW, my son, have given you ample
capital. If you are steady and take care
of it and yourself you will do well and
make large fortune. Keep out of bad
company-avaid gambling. l will en-
riorse all your business notes for pur-
chases. If you do not do as 1 wish you
viii incur my serious displeasure " Years
rolled >, and the son seemed to be do
ing we T., when one morning a we'll
known black eg ca ed on the d gen
tleman and presented him with check
on the Bank of America for 81, 600. 81
have been to the bank, said the gambler,
''and they refuse to pay it. Is that your
signature2" The son had lost that amount
at the faro table the night before 1t
flashed across the old merchants mind
tina something was wrong, and he OBJ
served to the gambler, ''Glve me that
check and will give you another he
did so and the gamb er went away
satisfied.
AS soon as he was gone the Cd gen
tleman started for the store of his son.
All seemed sunshine there. He spoke to
his son: 81 want to see you upstairs.
They went C ear up to the garnet, out of
hearing. Then the exasperated father
drew out of his pocket the check He
put it under the eye of his son. " What
does this mean?" The son was astoun
ded. lie tried to shuttle it off-to ex-
p ain it away. 1t was of no use. you
sha no onger bring disgrace upon me
1 wi put a stopper on such goings on"
On his way do to his sons store he
had bought heavy rawhide at sad
d er's shop. He took his son by the col
ar and gave him most terrific cowhid-
ing. When he had finished he said:
Now, wind up your business as quickly
as possiD e. The son eft the business
never to engage in it again, and was
never after regarded as of any account
by his father or any one else.-Dry
Goods Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17

turn now; he dashed the soft cap from
his head, stared wildly, clutched his
hair with both hands, seemed to Triangle,
| and fairly screamed: ''Non, I soM not
haze at so. She shall not diei o. mon
Ange! ma femme! o. Jeanne, Jeannei
0, m0n Dieu! Where is q priest? 1
| tell yOV / must haze a priest! Antonio
chercher le cr0ir ~ The mixture of
torted face cannot be painted by words,
but those who were present cannot for
get single detail There was no priest
on those swiftly moving cars, and it was
to dull, dead ears that the Count ad-
dressed his frantic adjurations. Taking
the cross, he pressed it to the
poor, purpling lips, then holding
it aloft he shrieked a prayer then he
held it to the forehead, the eyes and
heart, he called to Louise, to Antonio,
to Marie, to pray for the passing soul,
and the little group knelt in the aisle,
while above all the tumult of the rush
ing train, the sobbing and the frenzied
prayer that horrible breathing came
more and more slowly. We ere cross
ing the bridge at Aurora when it ceased,
and Jeanne Halliday, Countess Pour
tales, lay dead. The Count sat ex-
hausted now and mute, but he never
once approached that end section again.
We took The rings from the dead fin
gers, and brought them to him, but he
pointed to Louise. Stranger hands
closed firmly the lids that had begun to
lift, and Strengthened the limbs in re
pose. 1t was all we could do, and on
arrival at Chicago the dead woman was
left till rooms could be procured. The
family went to the Sherman House then
only opened a week, and kilograms were
sent to Oregon, to San Francisco and
New York.
Yielding to powerful influence, the
proprietor of the Sherman House al
lowed the body to be brought there and
prepared for burial The Sisters could
so Mrs Munson and other ladies made the
last toilet for the Countess. How very,
very beautiful she was when she lay in
the satin lined casket with flowers
all about her, but her husband never
crucifix in the car.
Mrs. Halliday lived but six weeks |
after Jennie's death. The Count took |
lltIie Marie ABROAD anu later, Delng IN |
difficulties, he wrote Mrs. Halliday, |
befging for a remittance, that would |
enable him to bring the child to America
and promising to give her to her grand
father.
The money was sent. 1t served to
pay the Counts wedding expenses when
lie married Mrs. John Baecherl Marie
vas, however, brought to Washington,
where she ruled her grandfather royalty
or time. Then the Count demanded
more money. 1t was refused, and he
ook the child away.
The years have fed swiftly, making
# Baby Marie the young girl of seven
cen, if she is still living. Where is
he now2 What fate will be hers 2
Fray heaven that happier life than
hat of the beautiful mother may be
.iven to the lovely daughter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17
A Case in Ireland.

An Irish paper tells this story: One
man | met whom an English landlord
would be eager to get as a tenant -
young, energetic, well read (he knew
his Dickens, for instance, and his Long
fellow, and with transparent honesty
speaking out of his eager eyes. He had
tried high farming; used to get his
seeds from Sutton; has had machines
for fourteen years, but has only found
four years dry enough to use them. He
had always paid his rent, and so had his
father; and when the lease ran out in
1878 the agent got a Dublin writ against
him, and asked him not to defend the
case, as it was only done amicably, in
order to get rid of the middleman, who
would not give up his interest He
might have stood out under the act of
20, but he did as he was bid: and when
readmitted was coolly informed that, if
he wanted a new lease, he must pay q
fine of three years. remit
He had put his wife fortune of 5000
into the land, and now the landlord
really owes him money, for according
to the best legal advice which he has
obtained) he ought to recover half the
county cess. The agent denies this and
threatens eviction II We never been in
court or processed in my life, pleads
the man "Well, then, it's a pleasure
that's before you," replies the agent,
whose bitter tongue is as much com.
planned of as his sharp practice.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17
THE LEPER COLONY.
A Stricken Locality in the Sandwich Is
Iandss

Touching at MOlokai, we were afford
ed an excellent opportunity for inspect
ing the leper colony established there
Many of these unfortunates were found
to be in the last stages of the disease.
The sight of these poor creatures would
serve to excite the curiosity of only the
most morbid nature. Their cheerful
ness, even when rendered incapable of
locomotion by the ravages of the disease,
Is somewhat remarkable, while their
number includes many Europeans, the
Chinese being by far in excess of all
other nations.
The disease is said to be rather con-
sfituent in character rather than the re-
suit of cutaneous innoculation, as might
be enormously supposed. Science, how
ever, has not been enabled to do much
toward relieving the sutferings of these
poor people, although their wants APP
peared to be generously provided for
through the liberality of the govern
ment and that of foreign residents. The
disease is contagious, while the hopeless
misery of many of its victims in Hawaii
would justly excite the pity of any
beholder. One feature of the disease as
explained by my informant is the fact
that there are many people now living
at Molokai who for years prior to their
arrival there as patients had been living
IN various parts of the kingdom in utter
ignorance of the appalling fact that
leprosy was iDsidously attacking the
system.
One instence in point was that of an
aged Catholic priest, who discovered
his deplorable condition only after the
accidental breaking of lighted lamp,
1t followed in his case that while remov-
ing some of the hot fragments in his
efforts to prevent any further damage,
he found that he had lost the sense of
feeling in his right hand. Instantly
devining that he was afflicted with the
dread malady, he heroically sought
refuge among others at the leper settle
ment at Molokai, where Ibelieve he died
several years since.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17
A Pennsylvania PhiIanthrOphist.

Thomas Valentine Cooper, besides be-
ing politician, is very kind hearted
and generous man. He is frequent
pleasure and sometimes on business.
During one of his recent trips to the
capital he dined at one of the high class
restaurants that line Pennsylvania ave-,
and started for his hotel feeling more
generous than ever. 1t was a cold night,
and a northwester whistled down the
avenue, making him SILVER even beneath
his heavy overcoat. He reached the
foot of Fifteenth st, hill, and perceiving
several small boys standing in the door
way trying to protect themselves from a
northwestern gale, Mr.. Cooper's heart
went out to the little boys, as he sup
posed them to be. He stopped and
asked them why they did not go home.
Cant, was the sententious reply.
''Why," asked the political philan
thropist. Are you newsboys who have
struck and are afraid to go home2'
Eyes, sir" promptly replied one.
"Well, here, said Thomas v, taking
three silver dollars and handing one to
each of the pretended newsboys. "Now
run home, or you will freeze"
But the boys seemed in no special hur-
~ to escape the cold, and Mr.. Cooper
asked again why they did not go home.
He had just asked that question when a
car came down the avenue at rafting
pace, and one of the "newSboys" dash
ed out of the sheltering doorway and
catching a horse, which, with couple
of others was standing in the gutter, by
the bride, he hooked it on to the car
and up hill he went with Mr.. Cooper's
dollar and the car. The good man
looked after him with an inquiring ex
preston on his face, and q comrade of
the boy who had gone up the hill vouch-
safed the information that ''we can't go
till the last car comes down." and Nh.
Cooper realized that he had added a
dollar to each of the hill boys salary for
that day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17
The Judge Needed the Money.

I have just heard the following good
story on Chief Justice Bleek ey. All
who knew Judge Bleeklev and recall his
long waving hair and beard will appre-
ciate the story. Judge Bleekley was on
his way to the supreme court one morn
ing, when he was accosted by little
street gamin, with an exceedingly dirty
face, with the customary "Shine. sir r.
He was quite importunate, and the
judge, being impressed with the oppres-
sive untidi ess of the boys face said ::
'' L don't want a shine, but if you will
go wash your face / will give you a
dime
Cali right, sir"
"Ne !, ct me see you do it."
The boy went over to the artesian
hydrant and made his ablution. Re
turning he held out his hand for the
dime.
The judge said: "wel, sir, you've
earned your money; here it is"
The boy said: 81 don't want your
money, old fel ow; you take it and have
your hair cut.n Saying which he scamp
cred off.-Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.